Английская Википедия:ARV Griffin
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The ARV Griffin is a Canadian homebuilt aircraft that was designed by Dave Marsden of the University of Alberta and produced by Canada Air RV and later by AC Millennium Corp, both of Edmonton. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1][2][3][4][5]
Both companies are out of business and production ended.
Design and development
The aircraft features a strut-braced high wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit accessed via doors, fixed tricycle landing gear, or, optionally conventional landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1]
The aircraft is made from sheet aluminum. Its Шаблон:Convert span high aspect ratio wing employs a Marsden-designed IARV 419 airfoil, mounts flaps and has a wing area of Шаблон:Convert. Winglets were a factory option to improve low speed handling, lateral control and STOL performance. The cabin width is Шаблон:Convert and the wings detach for ground transportation or storage. The acceptable power range for the Griffin Mark III is Шаблон:Convert and the standard engines used are the Шаблон:Convert Continental O-200A, Шаблон:Convert Rotax 912, Шаблон:Convert Rotax 618 two-stroke or the Шаблон:Convert CAM 100 powerplants. Mounts were also available for the Шаблон:Convert Subaru EA81, Шаблон:Convert Lycoming O-235 and Suzuki engines.[1][3][6][7]
The Griffin Mark III has a typical empty weight of Шаблон:Convert and a gross weight of Шаблон:Convert, giving a useful load of Шаблон:Convert. With a full fuel load of Шаблон:Convert the payload for pilot, passenger and baggage is Шаблон:Convert. The seats are fully adjustable and removable.[1]
The fitting of floats and skis was listed as being under development in 1998. The Mark III kit included all-aluminum parts cut and bent, with fuselage, wing and tail assemblies pre-jigged. The aircraft could be bought as four separate sub-kits. The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied kit as 800 hours for the Mark III and 600 hours for the Mark IV.[1][3][4][5]
Operational history
By 1998 the company reported that 18 kits had been sold and three aircraft were flying.[1]
In December 2013 four were registered with Transport Canada and one in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration.[8][9]
Variants
- Griffin
- Initial version developed by Canada Air RV, with gross weight of Шаблон:Convert and powered by a Шаблон:Convert Continental O-200A.[3]
- Griffin Mark III
- Version produced by Canada Air RV and AC Millennium, with gross weight of Шаблон:Convert and powered by a Шаблон:Convert Continental O-200A, Шаблон:Convert Rotax 618 two-stroke, Шаблон:Convert Rotax 912 or Шаблон:Convert CAM 100.[1][4]
- Griffin Mark IV
- Version produced by AC Millennium, with gross weight of Шаблон:Convert, a wing area of Шаблон:Convert and powered by a Шаблон:Convert Lycoming O-320.[5]
Specifications (Griffin Mark III)
References
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 135. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 Downey, Julia: 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 40. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 Downey, Julia: 2002 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 18, Number 12, December 2001, page 15. Kitplanes Acquisition Company. ISSN 0891-1851
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 Newby-Gonzalez, Tori: 2004 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 20, Number 12, December 2003, page 36. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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